new hdr style

[Vandenberg]

got a new hdr style, and i like it this way
please take a look and c&c me plz

[Richard]

Very interesting effect - I especially like the last one of the boat in the old harbour - the clouds look like coloured liquid in water.

Cheers, Richard.

[Vandenberg]

thanks for the reply

[Stuart]

I really like your image editing. Nice and smooth without that cotton candy look. I read your post-Photomatix workflow comments. Do you still have the Photomatix settings? I'd love to create a preset in your name!

[tonyjr]

I liked the restaurant and bridges . No halos

[Vandenberg]

Originally Posted by Stuart

I really like your image editing. Nice and smooth without that cotton candy look. I read your post-Photomatix workflow comments. Do you still have the Photomatix settings? I'd love to create a preset in your name!

what I use
strength 100
color saturation 55
light smoothing very high
luminosity 5
white point 2,719
black point 3,107
gamma default

that's all, the rest I edit in cs3

[Stuart]

Thanks,
I tried it and was pleased with the jumping off point.

I am of the school that photography is an Art, not so much absolutely realistic but what Third Eye sees. To that end I will twist a photo until it tells a story, creates a mood or elicits an emotion. Still, so much to learn!!!

Thanks again,
Stuart

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Stuart

Thanks,
I tried it and was pleased with the jumping off point.

I am of the school that photography is an Art, not so much absolutely realistic but what Third Eye sees. To that end I will twist a photo until it tells a story, creates a mood or elicits an emotion. Still, so much to learn!!!

Thanks again,
Stuart

Hi Stuart, Looking forward to seeing some of your posts. Cheers, Richard

[Stuart]

I've just posted some recent HDR photos on Flickr. Let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Stuart

[Vandenberg]

thanks man, will look at your new hdr pictures

anyway, made me a new website for my pictures
plaese add some c&c to smack it up a bit

[Stuart]

Peter,
Your website is truly stunning. I like your style and taste.

I have a question about your work flow: You have posted your Photoshop actions first. Is this correct? I use PS to merge then save as .exr, doing nothing at this point. Open in Photomatix, ToneMap, save as .tiff and open in Lightroom for final adjustment.

Is Topaz Adjust what you are referring to? or do you use another product?

Sorry to be picking your brain. Imitation is the highest form of flattery!!!

Stuart

[Vandenberg]

still working on my site (as we speak)
but it's photomatix first then i go to photoshop
will change it asap on my site

I use more actions in cs3 like layer adjusting and soft gaussian blur delete parts i didn like
add some color masks (delete parts i didn like)
depending on the shot use some nikon color efx pro or tiffen pro filtering (cs3 filters)
use some motion blur, and erase parts i didn like
add a lighting mask again delete parts
layers of color balance and gradients and heu and delete part offcours

use topaz do edit the noise from hdr

thats it

[tonyjr]

Stuart , I liked yours , except the halos . I am still reading up on HDR and have not even tried yet .

[Stuart]

Peter,
Your work flow is amazing and the results reflect the amount of work you've put into them. I'm not sure I've got the skill sets to do all of that. Downloaded the trial Topaz yesterday, really like the effects. Thanks for your advise!

TonyJr,
If you're referring to the halos behind the building in the marina, those are intentional, after all it's a sunset with the sun directly behind that building.
I've got to warn you about HDR, it can be addictive. You'll find yourself going out during low light conditions and praying for storm clouds. My wife is getting suspicious about my hours, "You can't take pictures when it's this dark!!". When I show her what I've done she believes me. Good Luck!

Stuart

[tonyjr]

Stuart - thanks , what is topaz - Mac , windows - linux ?
I am making a list of programs .
Next month there is a Mac show in SF . I already have the tickets and will be asking questions .
I have CS 3 Extended and a couple of books .
I guess this [ hdr ] is to new for many people to post .

[Vandenberg]

plug-ins for cs3 i use on my hdr
topaz (must have for hdr)
tiffen dfx
nikon color efx pro 2.0
on one the complete pack
Lucis (must have for hdr)
digi marc

and tons of brushes and gradients






*update my website, about section and add shutter reloaded*
www.dt13.nl/wordpress

[tonyjr]

Did you get a manual with topaz ? I want / need a manual - not a pdf one .
digi marc is for watermarking pics . Mine are not in the league to be stolen .
Thanks , I did go to topaz web site but it was no help .

[willgoss]

Did you watch the videos at the Topaz Adjust and the DeNoise sites.....you don't need much more, other than a little time and imagination...

[Vandenberg]

there is not so much to learn, topaz is kinda easy
I only use de noise in de default mode

[tonyjr]

Thanks , I'll go back and watch .
I'm not getting too far the last week or so . ATT & yahoo are having are hard time keeping the site / servers working . I'm having to jump back and forth between firefox and yahoo .
All my passwords are in yahoo and if I say I lost my password I have to log-in change password , go to other browser - it's a pain . I'm on a MAC .